{"product_id":"the-picture-of-dorian-gray-9781035060832","title":"The Picture of Dorian Gray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perfect depiction of fin-de-siècle decadence, Oscar Wilde's only novel highlights the tension between the polished surface and murky depths of Victorian high society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorian Gray is young, arrogant and devastatingly handsome. Confronted by his beauty in the form of a portrait, and struck by the terrible realization that he will age, Dorian wishes to retain his charms for ever and finds his desire granted. He abandons himself to a life of hedonism, vice and murder, yet his face remains unmarked by his evil. But, hidden in his attic, the painting ages and corrupts, and one day Dorian must stand face to face with the man he has become. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eParties and Passions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mrs Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e are also available in this Macmillan Collector's Library series of gorgeous paperbacks featuring the greatest parties and the wildest passions in literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oscar Wilde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MacMillan Collector's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035060832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854. He studied there, at Trinity College, and then at Oxford, where he founded the cult of aestheticism. He published several collections of stories and one novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1891. He had many successes as a playwright, first with \u003ci\u003eLady Windermere'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es Fan\u003c\/i\u003e in 1892, and all his plays were performed in London between 1892 and 1895. A dazzling wit and flamboyant figure, Wilde's career was cut short after his homosexuality was exposed, and he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in 1895. Released in 1897, he fled to France where he died a broken man in 1900.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Oscar Wilde \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47598653898909,"sku":"9781035060832","price":25.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a31ddf07-bbca-4327-b8aa-d7eb234997f8.jpg?v=1769517220","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-9781035060832","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}